Anyone remove a tikka barrel?

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Anyone remove a tikka barrel?

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Curious if anyone has removed a tikka barrel themselves? Wanting to do the same and use a pre fit moving forward.

Please let me know if you have experience


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haaaa get a torch, these are notorious for being on there tight. I wont do barrel removals in front of ppl i dont know. if you still need help let me know
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G34 wrote: September 2nd, 2022, 9:28 am haaaa get a torch, these are notorious for being on there tight. I wont do barrel removals in front of ppl i dont know. if you still need help let me know
Will using a torch cause issues with reusing the barrel?

Idk what idk.

I’ve seen how AK’s are built. I’m fine w being rough on things. Not building a Rolex. I just want to switch to another cartridge and I’ve been reading these barrels can be troublesome
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No issue with heat. A swift hit with a dead blow on a action wrench should get it loose. But some of these require extra love. You gonna get a prefit?
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G34 wrote: September 2nd, 2022, 12:46 pm No issue with heat. A swift hit with a dead blow on a action wrench should get it loose. But some of these require extra love. You gonna get a prefit?
Yes. That’s the plan but I want to be able to come back to the factory barrel….or at least at the moment that’s my plan.
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I’m on the west side if you need help. I have a decent amount of headspace gauges also
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G34 wrote: September 3rd, 2022, 7:37 am I’m on the west side if you need help. I have a decent amount of headspace gauges also
Awesome. I’ll take you up on that if I get stuck. Thanks!
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